Su Jinlai strolled around his doorstep for a long time, and the longer he walked, the angrier he became.
These people are really ignorant. It's so cold that there's no room to stand in the house, so they stand outside the window, not feeling cold at all, watching with great interest. They are really people who have never seen the world. He looked at everyone's enthusiasm and felt that these people were short-sighted.
It's just a TV, why are you so happy?
One day, Su Jinlai will be able to buy a TV, the biggest and best one.
He waited and waited, and finally these people were able to go home.
All the programs on TV ended, and left reluctantly. Jinlai finally breathed a sigh of relief. Yinlai looked at his elder brother who was still strolling in the yard, and was deeply puzzled. Everyone was watching TV so late, but why were you strolling around without taking a rest? His elder brother was indeed a little different from normal people. It was really hard to understand and confusing.
He came over, looked up and down, and asked, "Brother, what are you doing? There's nothing interesting here!"
Jin Lai looked at his brother who was not very smart at all and said, "Nothing!"
Cold as ice.
Yin Lai: “Oh.”
Tonglai was quite thoughtful and whispered, "I'm sure he doesn't have any good intentions."
But he was not worried. His elder brother would not steal anything, right? It was late at night, and they did not delay. They quickly prepared to rest, but this did not include Jinlai. Jinlai slept all day, but he could not sleep at night. Seeing that his two younger brothers had fallen asleep, he did not know what sweet dreams they were having, and they were smacking their lips.
He, Su Jinlai, is the master thief in the courtyard.
It was late at night, the moon was dark and the wind was strong. Su·Red Eye·Jin Lai walked out of the door quietly. He silently groped his way to the door of Lan Sihai's house, took out a piece of wire, and opened the door.
Hey, no big deal.
Although he was sent to a juvenile detention center and went to the countryside over the years, he never slacked off in his skills and was always at the forefront of the struggle. His skills did not lag behind and he still mastered the most advanced lock-picking technology.
He opened the door triumphantly, grinning smugly.
He doesn't open the door, click!
As soon as he stepped in, he felt like the world was at his feet.
"Ahhhhhhh!!!" Jin Lai screamed! Damn it, there's a mousetrap at the door!!!
It was late at night and everyone was sleeping very quietly. Suddenly, a deafening scream rang out. This scream woke up many people at once. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.
However, Lan Sihai quickly stood up, holding a wooden stick in his hand, and walked to the door.
There was no one at the door.
Yes, there is no one there.
The man is gone, and the mousetrap is gone too.
This is not to say that she is a master thief. Even if she was caught, Su Jinlai knew that she could not be caught. If she was caught, she would have no place to stand in this courtyard in the future.
He closed the door almost as quickly as he screamed and ran out. He ran very fast and didn't even dare to go home. He ran directly to the public toilet outside.
Jumping on one leg did not hinder his escape.
Unfortunately, it was different from when he was a child. He even locked the door, which delayed him a lot of time. He stumbled and fell directly at the door. He struggled to get up and continued to run to the toilet. As for why he ran to the toilet, he didn't know, probably because of the sense of security.
He fled quickly, and at this time Lan Sihai got up and saw that someone had entered his house. He turned on the light and saw that the mousetrap placed at the door had disappeared. It was obvious that a big rat had been caught.
He sneered. Not to mention that the thief made a noise just now, even if he didn't make any noise, he would know who it was.
There is no need to doubt this at all, isn't it that guy Su Jinlai?
He doesn't believe that a dog can change its habit of eating shit.
He was holding a wooden stick and looking at the ground. At this time, many people came out wearing coats and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Why did I seem to hear someone shouting just now?"
"Like Jinlai."
At the same time, Yinlai and Tonglai woke up immediately after hearing the scream. When they looked again, there was no one around them. It was obvious that the scream was from their eldest brother, Comrade Su Jinlai. The two looked at each other and quickly saw the worry in each other's eyes.
Their good big brother might have gone out to steal again in the middle of the night.
It really makes me feel heavy.
The two of them hurriedly got up and went out. At this time, Wang Xiangxiu's face had turned pale. She was more worried than Yin Lai and Tong Lai. After all, that was his son.
Everyone gathered in the yard. Zhuang Zhixi and the others came to Lan Sihai as soon as possible and asked, "Grandpa, are you okay?"
Lan Sihai smiled subtly and said, "Of course I'm fine."
Before they could say anything, they saw Jin Lai limping in from outside. He forced a smile and said, "Why are you all in the yard?"
Wang Xiangxiu stepped forward and asked, "Where have you been so late at night? Was it you who called me just now?"
Jin Lai acted honest and simple, and said, "I just went out to the toilet and accidentally fell down."
He tried to act nonchalant: "Did I scare you guys?"
"That's not the case, but..."
Everyone looked at Jin Lai. It must be said that this man was in such a miserable state. He was covered in mud, and it seemed that his feet were also injured, and there was blood coming out of his nose. If he was a vagrant, even a vagrant would not be as miserable as him.
Everyone was a little confused. The kids in the yard didn't do this. How could you, a young man in his early twenties, fall down? This is really useless.
Jin Lai was afraid that Lan Sihai would continue to say something, so he quickly said, "Go, go, go, everyone."
Lan Sihai suddenly smiled, looked at Jin and said, "Come on, Jin, you don't have a job here, so you're just sitting there doing nothing. Go get some stones tomorrow and build a flower bed for me at the door."
Jin Lai's eyes widened: "Why would you let me…"
Before he finished speaking, he met Lan Sihai's half-smiley eyes. The old man's gaze even lingered on his feet. Jin Lai swallowed the rest of his words. Lan Sihai continued, "My roof needs repairing. You are a young man, you have nothing to do, so clean it up for me."
Jin Lai: “…”
Lan Sihai: "Although it's cold now, time flies in spring. It's cold today, but it will be warm tomorrow. It's time to wash these winter clothes..."
He looked at Jin Lai, whose feet were about to fall off, but what else did he not understand at this time? This old man was taking advantage of the situation.
He threatened him!
He threatened him! "I'll look at the weather..."
Seeing that Lan Sihai was about to say something, Jin Lai shouted, "Uncle Lan, I've cleaned it up for you. If you need any work, just call me! I'll help you. Respecting the elderly and loving the young is a virtue of being a human being."
Lan Sihai nodded slightly and said, "Then build a flower bed for me tomorrow."
He looked down at Jin Lai's feet, his smile became even brighter, and he said, "I have a lot of work to do at home, take your time."
Jin Lai squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "Okay!"
It's not that he was afraid of this old bitch, but he didn't want to lose face in the yard. This was his base.
He took a deep breath and said, "I can do it all."
Everyone looked at Jin Lai, wondering if he had encountered a ghost.
Otherwise, is it that serious?
Is he capable of working?
He didn't even do his own work.
Everyone looked at him with suspicion. Jin Lai felt miserable. He gritted his teeth and said, "I can do it. It's just work. I can do it!"
He took a deep breath and said, "It's already late at night, why not go to bed early."
"Let's go."
"Okay, let's go."
Everyone had their own thoughts. Although it looked like a harmonious situation, it was not right that Su Jinlai listened to what Grandpa Lan said. And there was also that scream. Naturally, some people were smart and thought of something else.
After all, Jin Lai's hands and feet are not clean, and today Mr. Lan bought a new TV...
Well, that's all self-explanatory.
However, seeing that Mr. Lan hadn't exposed this kid, everyone naturally stopped interfering. It wasn't worth it for them to do so.
Everyone walked back silently, with 70% understanding and 30% guessing. Old Master Lan was humming a little tune. Everyone went home. Luo Xiaohe asked, "Why don't you expose him?"
Old Master Lan: "He ran fast. I said he was a thief, but he ran away. We may not have complete evidence by arguing, so it's better to let him do some work for us. Oh, you see, there's still a lot of work to do at home. I was just thinking of finding someone to clean it up, and you see, it's not a coincidence that this guy showed up by himself. Not bad."
It's not easy to find free labor.
Luo Xiaohe thought about it and felt puzzled. She said, "We haven't caught him in the act yet, how can he still be threatened by you?"
Mr. Lan: "He still has some shame. When he loses all shame, he will probably not care about that anymore. Anyway, we are just fleecing him and letting him work. We won't suffer any loss."
Luo Xiaohe: "I think it's OK."
The two of them locked the door, and Grandpa Lan also locked the padlock inside. Luo Xiaohe watched his actions and suddenly said, "You didn't lock the padlock today, did you do it on purpose?"
Old Master Lan said in all seriousness: "How could that be possible? I couldn't have planned for him to come and steal. You see, he didn't learn his lesson on his own. I didn't plan for him on purpose."
Luo Xiaohe laughed and said to him, "You."
Got it.
Old Master Lan also laughed very happily.
Compared to their joy, the Su family was in a state of worry. Wang Xiangxiu found some gauze to wrap Jin Lai's feet. She frowned and said, "This won't work. We need to go to the hospital."
Su Jinlai had a gloomy face, and was really annoyed. He looked down at his feet, and felt that this was a really unhappy day. He said, "Let's just stay here for one night and go to the hospital tomorrow."
He fell and stumbled to the toilet, running like a gust of wind. You know, he was running with injuries. After escaping into the toilet, he quickly broke the mousetrap and threw it into the pit to destroy the body. Then he hurried back, but his feet were still aching.
This old guy is so cruel. He actually set mousetraps at home. I have seen wicked people, but I have never seen such a wicked person.
It's a pity that an innocent person like me has to suffer such a threat. I have to go to work tomorrow.
Thinking of this, he sighed sadly.
Tonglai looked at Jinlai's feet and said, "Brother, it doesn't look like you fell, it looks more like you were caught in a mousetrap."
As he spoke, he looked at Jin Lai again.
Jin Lai: "What mousetrap?"
His eyes drifted away and he said, "No."
He coughed and said, "I just fell."
He doesn't tell the truth even to his own family.
Wang Xiangxiu sighed and said, "Why can't you let me be more at ease? Tell me, did you go to Uncle Lan's house to steal something?"
"No, I'm not that kind of person."
Jin Lai's voice was very loud, but the mother knew her son best, and she didn't believe him. Wang Xiangxiu looked at him and said, "You said you're not that kind of person, so why did you agree to work for Mr. Lan? You're not that hardworking."
Jin Lai stiffened his neck and said, "Is it not okay for me to respect the old and love the young?"
He groaned heavily, ignored his mother and brother, and skipped back to his room and lay down, feeling a sharp pain in his feet. He said loudly, "Mom, give me five dollars, I'll go to the hospital to check my feet tomorrow."
It's really a case of losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken.
Wang Xiangxiu sighed and said, "Okay."
It is not easy for his family to save money, but Jin Lai does not make any money at all and can only work hard. But she cannot just ignore it. After all, the injury is real. If it is not treated, something will happen and she will suffer.
She took out five dollars, went into the house and gave it to Jinlai, saying, "Let Tonglai go to the hospital with you tomorrow."
With Tonglai around, she felt more at ease. Jinlai, lying on the kang, grumbled and said, "No need. Isn't he going to pretend to be the grandson of his teacher?"
Tonglai was not angry after hearing this, he smiled and said: "Well, my grades are like this, I have to think of a solution myself. Besides, what's wrong with me helping the teacher? Why am I the third grandson? I don't think so."
"That's because you're thick-skinned and not a man."
Jinlai looked down on Tonglai for this reason. He looked down on Yinlai for being honest, but he looked down on Tonglai even more for being so spineless.
Tonglai: "Whether you are a man or not is not just a matter of words. Men haven't seen you do many manly things."
This kid could still be cheerful even when saying such things, but it made his elder brother Jin Lai very angry.
“You you you…”
Tonglai: "Brother, don't be angry. Anger is bad for your health. Your foot is still injured. I will accompany you to the hospital tomorrow morning. After you come back, you can help Grandpa Lan with his work. I will go to my teacher's house. Oh, by the way, Grandpa Lan likes life to be lively. Please change the flowers in his vase."
Jin Lai was so angry:
“You, you, you…”
Tonglai: "Oh and I promised..."
"Don't say that."
Jin Lai just covered his head and didn't want to listen to this guy's chatter at all. His brother was trash, big trash.
Tonglai: "Look at you..."
He said, "Brother, please pull down the quilt first. I have something else to do."
Jin Lai: “Get lost!”
Tong Lai: “…”
What a bad temper!
Wang Xiangxiu was a little worried and asked, "Tonglai, do you think Grandpa Lan will be unhappy if your brother does this? They are neighbors, if it's really... ahem, it's not good."
What she didn't say was: Jin came to steal things.
Wang Xiangxiu was not afraid of trouble before, but now that her life is stable, she is not willing to let her life be disturbed again. People are like this, when they are up and down, they are not afraid of trouble at all, anyway, there will always be one thing or another.
But after things stabilized, things were different. People were even more reluctant to see anything happen.
Wang Xiangxiu herself hadn't realized it, but now that she knows what's going on, she will take the initiative to discuss it with her two sons, especially her youngest son Tonglai.
Tong Lai: "It's okay, I will go to Uncle Lan tomorrow to apologize. I believe he doesn't want to pursue it. If he wanted to pursue it, he would have asked you to work hard. Brother, don't make trouble. Work hard for Uncle Lan, and let him see our sincerity."
After a pause, he said, "Even rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows. Brother, you are a man, so do something serious. How can you be a man if you steal things?"
"you!"
Jin Lai found that he was no match for Tong Lai in any argument. The most hateful thing was that Tong Lai was not angry. No matter how harsh his words were, Tong Lai remained calm, which was really convincing.
"Even if you make money with your body, I won't laugh at you. Stealing is really too low-class. Tsk."
"You, you, you are even more low-class, okay?"
Jin Lai thinks his brother is crazy. How can he make money by using his body?
A big man, he is a big man! Tonglai: "Brother, why don't you find a rich wife..."
"You better get out of here."
Jin Lai couldn't stand it anymore, so he stuffed cotton into his ears and refused to listen!
Their family kept complaining, and other families also figured out the reason. At least Zhuang Zhixi and Mingmei knew that Jinlai must have gone to Grandpa's house to steal something, but failed. Mingmei frowned and said, "This brat, he is really spoiled. People like him are just not dealt with enough. I think it's time for me to take action."
She clenched her fists and felt like hitting someone.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Hey my wife, please don't be like this, it's not necessary, it's not necessary, you see grandpa doesn't take it to heart. Just look at Jin Lai, he is like that, even if ten thousand people are tied together, they can't outsmart grandpa."
He said, "It's a good thing that this kid got into trouble. We don't have to work. I was thinking that I would have to inspect Grandpa's roof in the spring, but now it's easier."
Mingmei hit him: "Hey, how can you talk like that? You're just trying to save yourself some trouble, right?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Where?"
He hugged his wife, and the two of them lay on the kang together. They were not very sleepy. He said: "Wife, really, I am not talking nonsense. In our courtyard, there are only your grandfather and my mother. No matter how many young people you have, they can't be outsmarted. We, as children, don't have to worry too much. It's good for them to make a fuss with others. The elderly are most afraid of lifelessness. This battle of wits and courage is a good thing."
Mingmei pinched his soft flesh and said, "You are such a person..."
Zhuang Zhixi: "I always speak the truth."
Mingmei thought about it and felt that what this person said made sense.
She hummed softly.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Oh, by the way, wife, do you still remember Xiao Xu from our unit?"
Mingmei nodded: "Remember, the senior patient in your unit who is afraid of marriage and has many schemes."
Zhuang Zhixi nodded and said, "That's him. Isn't he the projectionist in our company? He has recently been put on leave and gone into the sea."
Mingmei: “What?”
She looked at Zhuang Zhixi in shock and said, "This is a good job."
Although Mingmei knew in her dream that some things had changed a lot, and that the workers with stable jobs like them were gradually laid off, she was still shocked if someone was suspended from work without pay.
"Isn't he really too brave? Where has this guy been?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "I heard that he opened a restaurant."
Mingmei chuckled and almost burst into tears, saying, "Open a restaurant? A movie projectionist wants to open a restaurant? That doesn't make sense. It would be more appropriate for our chef Li to open a restaurant."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Wasn't he forced by his family to marry a lesbian? I heard that the lesbian has a family background in cooking, and her ancestors were cooks, so he followed her lead. Now they are opening a restaurant together. Wife, you said that the policy is different now, and some people don't care about the iron rice bowl. How do you think it will change in the future?"
Mingmei blinked her big eyes, looked at Zhuang Zhixi, and said, "Do you have any ideas, too?"
If not, it wouldn't be mentioned suddenly.
Zhuang Zhixi laughed and said, "My wife really understands me. I don't really want to stop working and start my own business right away. I just feel very excited. I'm thinking that if there is a suitable opportunity, I might make such a decision."
He said this casually while leaning against his wife, saying, "Our unit is pretty good, and the Propaganda Department is pretty good, but in a unit like ours, seniority is also very important. Although I have made some achievements in the Propaganda Department, in terms of qualifications, I am really not that good. If I really want to be promoted, I think my chances are slim. In fact, I don't want to be an office geek all my life."
He said, "I think Xiao Xu was able to be so ruthless as to suspend his job without pay, and there might be reasons for this. Although he is a bit petty and calculating, and we are not very happy. But I also know that he wants to climb up. If he can't get promoted and is not valued in the office, it is inevitable that he will want to quit, right?"
Mingmei nodded and said, "That's right. If you want to take a leave of absence, I agree with you. Anyway, our family has some savings, so we won't be that poor. At most, we can be a little thick-skinned and go to my parents' house for free food and drinks."
Speaking of this, Zhuang Zhixi whispered: "Oh, by the way, there is one more."
He leaned close to Mingmei's ear. It was obviously a room for only two people, but he insisted on pretending to be like this. He said, "When our family split up, didn't the eldest brother give us 300 yuan because he took up an extra room?"
Mingmei nodded: "This is the normal price."
Zhuang Zhixi frowned slightly and whispered, "Although Mom divided it this way, she seems to think we are at a disadvantage."
Mingmei sat up and said, "What do you mean?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Keep your voice down."
He lowered his voice, leaned close to Mingmei's ear, and whispered, "Mom secretly told me that if I need money one day, she will prepare it for me, but asked me not to tell my eldest brother. It's a private compensation for me."
He winked at his wife and said, "Don't you think my mother is mysterious? She didn't even tell me how much money it was. She just told me to tell her if I needed money. I was joking and asked her what if I needed 18,000 yuan?"
Oh my God, this person is a millionaire, and I had never heard of him dividing the family property.
It is only in the past two years that people have started to talk about this.
But at that time...
Zhuang Zhixi was confused but excited. He said, "My mother looked at me deeply and said nothing. She didn't say anything! Isn't that scary?"
The subtext is that she does.
I really can't imagine it.
Zhuang Zhixi: "Do you think Mom has struck gold? I really don't understand her at all. I was so scared at the time that I didn't even dare to tell you."
Mingmei opened her eyes wide: "Mom."
Zhuang Zhixi: "You said this old lady is so secretive."
Mingmei nodded vigorously and said, "It's true."
She scratched her head and felt that she was indeed shallow-minded. Although she could dream of some bizarre things, they were basically related to herself, nothing else. But when she saw her mother-in-law's behavior, she knew that the housing prices would definitely rise sharply.
Otherwise, the mother-in-law wouldn't think that they were at a disadvantage.
Mingmei: "So what do you think?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "What do I think? Anyway, if I take a leave of absence, I will go to my mom. My mom has said she will help me, so why shouldn't I take the initiative? We are all family, not outsiders. There is no need to be so formal."
He said, "Besides, my mom treats me well, and I'm not an unkind person. Whether she treats me well or not, she's still my mom, so I must treat her well. Over the years, just eating and drinking, the children from both families have been staying with my parents all day, and they've never said anything to us."
Mingmei: “I know.”
She also felt that it was a blessing from her previous life to meet someone like her mother-in-law. This was not an exaggeration. The reason they were able to save so much money over the years was entirely because of the support from her parents-in-law.
Of course, her parents also subsidized them, and the elders on both sides were really good, so they could live a comfortable life as young people. Otherwise, life would be much harder, and even a dual-income family would not be so smooth.
Mingmei leaned on Zhuang Zhixi and said, "I am also very grateful to the elderly."
After a pause, she said, "Tell me, why do my parents-in-law have so much money?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "I don't know. Who knows? Only my mom. I really can't figure her out."
Mingmei thought: Even I, a master of dreams, can't see through your mother, how can you? Forget it!
She crawled into Zhuang Zhixi's arms and said, "Never mind. Why should we care so much? Anyway, I think mother-in-law is the smartest. She will just do whatever she wants."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Oh, my wife is so obedient."
Mingmei: "Of course not. I am a person who is willing not to worry about others."
Zhuang Zhixi laughed and said, "It's good."
The two of them were talking about these random things late at night. Although they didn't hold the money in their hands immediately, they felt very relieved when their mother-in-law said that. This feeling of being favored was very comfortable.
Mingmei: "Go to sleep."
"Why sleep? Why don't we..."
"You're annoying."
“I don’t think so…”
The two of them quickly started to chatter. As a couple, they always have to have some fun. It would be strange if they didn't want to do this at their age. It was very cold outside, but the house was very hot...
As expected, the two woke up late, and Zhuang Zhixi and Mingmei didn't bother to eat breakfast. After washing up, they went out directly, walked to the entrance of the alley and bought fried dough sticks, eating while walking. Don't underestimate such a small stall at the entrance of the alley, the business is very good.
Chef Li did the math for them. After deducting various expenses, this small stall could earn at least one hundred and fifty or sixty yuan a month. This was no less than what they could earn at work. He was very jealous.
But because of my job, I can't bring myself to do this, and I'm extremely jealous.
Zhuang Zhixi didn't care what others thought, they just made things a lot more convenient.
After the couple bought the dough sticks and left, their family member Tuantuan came with a small basin to buy soybean milk and dough sticks. For breakfast, he couldn't rely on his parents. Uncle Lin at the dough stick stall filled it up for him and said, "Be careful."
Tuantuan nodded: "I understand, Grandpa Lin."
He was walking back with fried dough sticks and soy milk, and saw Brother Tonglai supporting Brother Jinlai, limping out. Tonglai greeted them warmly: "Tuantuan is out to buy breakfast again."
Tuan Tuan: “Yeah.”
He looked at Brother Jinlai's foot and said, "It can't be lame, right?"
When Jin Lai heard this, he blew his beard and glared: "Go away, go away, what are you talking about, you little bastard."
Just as annoying as his family.
Tonglai spoke up: "Brother, what are you talking about? How can an adult like you care about a child? He is still a child."
Jin Lai: “…”
He was not too happy to hear that.
What's wrong with the child.
Tonglai: "Tuantuan, come home quickly, brother, take it easy, the kid is right, walk carefully, don't get lame. You don't have a job to begin with, if you get lame it will be all over. You won't even be able to find a wife."
Jin Lai: "You idiot, are you my brother? Do you need your bad mouth?"
The two brothers left muttering to themselves, Tuantuan shrank his neck. He did it on purpose, but it was obvious that Brother Tonglai was more deliberate.
He carried the basin to the main house. Zhao Guihua said, "Did you buy it? Go and call your brother Hutou and sister Yanzi."
Tuan Tuan stood at the door and yelled, "Big brother, big sister!"
Tiger head went out with a chicken coop hair and said, "I am coming."
He complained bitterly to his little cousin, saying, "I studied until 10 o'clock yesterday. You watched TV while I studied. You all left, but I hadn't finished yet. I finally fell asleep, but in the middle of the night there was someone trying to steal my chicken. I didn't sleep well that night because of all this noise."
Tuantuan blinked and looked at his cousin with sympathy.
Hu Tou: "Tuan, is your uncle, my father, crazy? He himself couldn't get into college, so why do you think I can? I'm obviously not as good as him. How can this son compare to his father!"
He didn't care that he was still in the yard and kept complaining to his little cousin.
Tuantuan thought that going to school was actually quite interesting, but his cousin looked a little miserable. He said sincerely, "But I am a child, and there is nothing I can do."
Tiger Head: "Well, I know that too. I just want to complain. It's so hard to be a senior in high school."
Hu Tou and Xiao Yan Zi came to the main house together, and the old and young gathered together to eat breakfast. Xiao Yan Zi was happy: "Grandma, I knew you must have delicious food here."
Zhao Guihua: "What did your mother do this morning?"
Although they still ate in the main house, or to be more precise, they had dinner. Zhao Guihua didn't care about breakfast. She was not young and was too lazy to get up early in the morning to serve her son, daughter-in-law and the whole family.
So both parties had breakfast at their own homes, lunch in the cafeteria, and only had one meal together at night. However, having said that, the first wife had two children, the third wife had two children, and the four children had always eaten here.
Three meals a day, morning, noon and evening.
In the morning, Zhao Guihua sometimes cooked porridge and steamed buns, and sometimes bought ready-made ones, and the children all ate happily.
Just now, when Zhao Guihua asked about breakfast, Hu Tou said: "My mother heated up vegetable pancakes without any meat. They are not tasty."
Xiaoyanzi said painfully: "I have been eating it for six days. My mother eats vegetable pancakes every morning. I can't stand it when I see them. I feel like my face has turned pale."
Liang Meifen had to go to work, and she really didn't have that much time to work in the morning. She could only think of simple ways, such as steaming a pot of vegetable pancakes and heating them up every morning. She once made consecutive carrot pancakes and ate them for ten consecutive days. She also had a record of eating steamed sweet potatoes for eight days, which made her fart every day at work.
In short, she saved herself some trouble, but the kids were sick of eating the same thing, so now the two kids were determined to come over and eat for free, even if they had to be thick-skinned.
But no matter how Mei-Fun Liang tried to make things easier, Zhao Guihua didn't interfere, just like Mingmei often didn't have time to cook in the morning and went out to buy breakfast. She didn't care much, which many people thought was a waste of money, but Zhao Guihua didn't think it was a big deal.
Although these are her daughters-in-law, she doesn't interfere too much and is happy to have some peace and quiet.
If you care too much about this, it will only make you angry.
Besides, she really didn't think it was a big deal and she was happy to buy breakfast herself.
She said, "Okay, your mom can do whatever she wants, just eat your food. After breakfast, do whatever you need to do."
Hu Tou was about to cry and said, "It's another make-up class."
Xiaoyanzi patted her brother's shoulder sympathetically. Tiger Head: "I have endured too much."
Xiaoyanzi: "Grandma, what are you doing today?"
Zhao Guihua: "I have something important to do today."
Yuanyuan was eating noisily. She looked up and whispered like a little mouse, "Grandma wants to introduce someone to someone."
"Why?"
Zhao Guihua: "It's Li Weiwei."
Li Weiwei is only eighteen years old, but he has been learning cooking since he graduated from junior high school. He can now cook. Chef Li teaches his family very carefully. Although Li Weiwei is a temporary worker in the canteen now, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a regular employee.
Although this guy is young, he is anxious to find a partner. His brother Li Junjun doesn't have a partner yet, but this guy is already anxious.
Although Aunt Wang was a matchmaker, it was difficult for her to introduce someone to her grandson, so she asked Zhao Guihua. Li Weiwei already had someone in mind, a girl named Guan Hong who worked in the same factory as him. Guan Hong was the same age as Li Weiwei and they were classmates in junior high school.
Li Weiwei had chosen someone, so he looked for someone to bring them together, and he found Zhao Guihua.
Zhao Guihua asked around and found out that Guan Hong's family conditions were neither good nor bad. Compared to Aunt Wang's family, they were slightly inferior, but not bad either. After further inquiries, she found out that Guan Hong was a very honest and decent person.
Of course, the main reason was that Li Weiwei himself had already taken a liking to her, so he found her.
Today was the day for the wedding. Zhao Guihua stared at the two little ones and said, "Go home today and don't stand here and watch the fun. This is not something you kids can get involved in, understand?"
Tuantuan and Yuanyuan nodded seriously, both of them had round puppy eyes, looking particularly innocent.
Zhao Guihua: "Children should just study. This is not something you should get involved in."
"I know."
Hu Tou You You: "I am even greater than Li Wei. He has already started looking for a partner, but I am still taking the college entrance examination. It is really too difficult."
Zhao Guihua: "Li Junjun is older than you, but he hasn't found a partner yet. What does age have to do with finding a partner? It all depends on fate."
In fact, Zhao Guihua could guess that Li Junjun didn't look for a partner because he was interested in Xiaoyanzi, but he was interested, but Xiaoyanzi wasn't. And she was only in the first year of high school, still young, so naturally she wouldn't look for a partner.
So Zhao Guihua didn't talk much about Li Junjun's affairs, and Chef Li and Aunt Wang didn't bring it up on their own initiative either.
At least during high school, everyone had a tacit understanding not to mention it. Xiaoyanzi didn't pay attention to this at all, and her main focus was on studying. So her family naturally wouldn't let her be distracted by these things.
Chef Li and his family also understand this principle.
It's not easy to get into high school. They won't be so ignorant as to affect others' college entrance exams.
As for the future, we will talk about it later. No one dares to say what the future will be like, so it is too early to say these things now. As for what Li Junjun thinks and does, others don't know.
Li Junjun was more persistent. Li Weiwei wanted to find a partner, and his family did not stop him. Instead, he found Zhao Guihua early in the morning.
Li Weiwei went on a blind date today. The little kid was sent out, and Hu Tou was also sent out. Well, he had to go out for extra classes anyway. Even if it wasn't for this, he would definitely go out. After all, they were all young guys, and it would be bad if something went wrong and they were noticed.
You know, this kind of thing has happened before.
Tuantuan and Yuanyuan were driven out early in the morning. Instead of going home, they went straight to their great-grandfather's house. Lan Sihai took the two little ones to Tianqiao to listen to crosstalk. When Zhuang Laonian saw this, he followed them.
He used to be like an old ox, working hard and devoting himself to his family and children. But after retiring and going out with Lan Sihai for a few times, he did find some hobbies. He doesn't say he knows a lot, but he is happy to see them having fun.
The two old men took the children out. Zhao Guihua simply tidied the house and went out quickly. She had made an appointment with the girl's side to wait at the door of a nearby store. Now the policy is different and there are more stores on the street.
Zhao Guihua arrived earlier. She stood at the door of the shop, looked inside casually, and was suddenly stunned.
Her eyes stayed on a pot of flowers for a long time. It was really a pot of Clivia. Zhao Guihua's eyes wandered on the Clivia for a while before she looked away. This person, when he got older, always thought about things in his previous life. In his previous life, the third child of his family made a fortune by dealing in this thing.
If you think about it now, this day is not too far away. In his previous life, he started dealing in Clivia in 1982. However, no one thought that this thing was valuable at the beginning. He only did it for the aesthetics.
At the beginning, it was just for the sake of appearance, but as the price increased, it took almost two years, or so, and in 1984 the price went crazy.
At that time, the price was rising all the way, which made everyone tremble with fear. Although Zhao Guihua was an old lady who knew nothing, she also followed suit. At that time, it was really like a gambler, and she was caught up in it and couldn't extricate herself.
She remembered that the third son of his family finally stopped because of Uncle Lan. She didn't know what Lan Sihai talked about with Zhuang Zhixi, but Zhuang Zhixi locked himself in the room for a day and a night. After he came out, he decided to sell all the Clivia.
At that time, they took the train to sell flowers and experienced several risks.
However, Zhuang Zhixi eventually sold the Clivia. He didn’t sell it at the highest price, but it was almost the same. Not long after Zhuang Zhixi sold the Clivia, the price of Clivia began to decline and became worthless.
She was really overwhelmed at that time. I heard that some people went crazy after experiencing so many ups and downs.
It's really crazy. This is not an insult, it's just exaggerated.
Zhao Guihua didn't remember these things at first, but when she saw the Clivia, she remembered them all. In this life, she didn't know if the third child of her family would have a quarrel with this flower again. It should be possible. If no one intervened, she felt that many people's lives would not deviate too much.
She was standing in front of the window, lost in thought, when she saw an old lady leading a young girl towards her. This girl was the person she was going to date for this blind date - Guan Hong.
"Aunt Zhao."
Zhao Guihua: "Aunt Li, this must be Guan Hong, right? I'm Zhao Guihua, you can just call me Aunt Zhao..."
She quickly got into the mood. When it comes to introducing a date, whether the matchmaker says it is important or not, it is not important. She led the group to the yard and introduced Li Weiwei. Li Weiwei and Guan Hong were classmates in junior high school, so they were not strangers.
"His house is now in the yard..."
The introducer of Guan Hong was Guan Hong's aunt, who asked, "So his family has no house?"
Zhao Guihua: "Their family has said that if both parties are interested in getting married, they will give the room their younger sister is currently living in to the newlyweds, and then they will make a space in their room for their daughter."
When Aunt Guan Hong heard that there was a house, she nodded slightly.
No matter how it is done, as long as his family can live in a room after they arrive, it will be fine.
She said, "That's good. I heard the man has an older brother?"
Zhao Guihua: "Yes, the man's elder brother has a job, and he is currently working in the railway repair section."
Aunt Guan Hong kept talking about this and that, but Guan Hong didn't say a word. She followed Zhao Guihua all the way to the courtyard and saw the sound of jingling in the courtyard. She was startled. Zhao Guihua said, "This is Uncle Lan's house. He's going to build a flower bed. Come on, come to my house."
Grandpa Lan went out, and Luo Xiaohe was there. She was directing Jin Lai to build a small flower bed.
Both the man and the woman have asked for leave today to go on a blind date. There's no other way. It's best not to arrange such a blind date on a weekend, otherwise there will be too many people. The people in their yard are here to watch the fun and are not afraid of trouble. It would definitely be better if there were fewer people.
Zhao Guihua: “This way.”
Guan Hong looked at Su Jinlai. Su Jinlai had just returned from the hospital, but he was immediately drafted into the army. He had to work for his dignity. If he didn't come, it would be possible that everyone in the courtyard would know about it, given Mr. Lan's bad character. He still had to live in the courtyard, so he didn't want to have such a reputation. So he worked here honestly when he came back, even with an injured foot.
He dragged his feet while working. Guan Hong saw him, frowned slightly, and said, "This man is injured, why is he still working?"
Zhao Guihua was stunned by her words. What does it have to do with her whether the person works or not?
Zhao Guihua: "It should be unaffected, right?"
She looked at Jin Lai and said, "If he wasn't feeling well, wouldn't he have told her himself? Come in."
Guan Hong glanced at Su Jinlai again and said, "He looks familiar."
For some reason, Zhao Guihua immediately had a bad feeling, a bad feeling that went straight to her head. She coughed and said nothing. She looked at Guan Hong's aunt, who immediately said, "You are here for a blind date, don't worry about those other people."
Guan Hong pursed her lips and followed them into the door.
At this time Aunt Wang and Li Weiwei also came in. The room suddenly became lively. Li Weiwei blushed and looked at Guan Hong embarrassedly. Although he usually chatters happily, he was actually very honest during this serious blind date.
Zhao Guihua: "You all know each other, this blind date..."
Before she could finish, she heard crackling sounds coming from outside. Zhao Guihua said, "I'll go take a look."
As soon as he went out, he saw Su Jinlai took off his shirt and worked in a vest. He was carrying all the stones over with a crackling sound. Although he was limping and was wrapped tightly, he touched his head and looked very cool.
Zhao Guihua: "I'm going to kill you. Why are you taking off your clothes in such a cold weather? It's not nice for girls to see you."
Su Jinlai was calm. He said proudly, "What do you mean by taking off clothes? I'm still wearing a vest. This is how you dress in summer, right? Who wears more? This is called taking off clothes? I don't agree."
He did it on purpose. Even though he was not good at anything and was never satisfied with anything he did, he felt that he looked better than Li Weiwei. Although they didn't tell him, these people wouldn't cover his ears when they talked, so he was still happy to show off.
It's not that I want to steal Li Weiwei's girlfriend, I just want to show off and give him some trouble.
He didn't have any grudge against Aunt Wang, but he couldn't stand the fact that other people in the courtyard lived better than him. It was because he had worked in the countryside and had some muscles. He worked in a vest and was very brave.
Guan Hong leaned over and took another look.
Zhao Guihua: Pills!
Li Weiwei: "This is a street stalker in our yard. He was in a juvenile detention center for several years. Now he has come back from the countryside and has no job. He just wanders around all day. I don't know how Uncle Lan got hold of him and made him work for his family."
He was telling the truth. He didn't mean to say bad things about others. He just thought that if he and Guan Hong got together, they would always have to come into contact with the people in the courtyard, so he was happy to introduce everyone's situation to Guan Hong.
But Guan Hong didn't think so. She immediately frowned and said, "How could you do this? It's really not gentlemanly to speak ill of someone behind his back. You are being mean now. Although he may have some shortcomings, a prodigal son who returns is more valuable than gold. I don't believe that a man who has an injured foot and still helps his neighbors with work can be so bad. But you, who speak ill of others behind their backs, are really not gentlemanly."
She looked Li Weiwei up and down, and said with even more disgust, "I don't think we are a good match. I don't think there is any need to continue this blind date."
She had just arrived and hadn't even had a sip of water yet. She was already unhappy.
Li Weiwei was completely stunned. He originally thought that this blind date was a sure thing. After all, both parties knew each other. Since they were willing to come for a blind date, there must be some positive elements involved. However, he did not expect that this would be the case after this meeting.
He immediately looked at his grandmother for help, then he reacted and looked at the introducer.
Zhao Guihua immediately said, "Guan Hong, I think you misunderstood Li Weiwei. Li Weiwei didn't mean to say bad things about people. He said all these things truthfully, not with any malicious intent. After all, if you two really become a couple, we will have to explain things to you as neighbors in the future..."
"You are a matchmaker, so of course you will speak in his favor. I don't think this blind date will work."
Guan Hong was determined. She looked out the window again and said, "Li Weiwei and I are not suitable. I don't want to find a man like that."
Of course she knew Li Weiwei, but at first glance, Li Weiwei looked like the kind of man who just lived a daily life, and the last thing she wanted was a man like that, someone who could be seen through at first glance and who had no excitement at all. What she wanted to find was someone who could bring excitement to her life.
She coughed and said, "I'm leaving first."
Aunt Guan Hong's face changed and she said, "What are you talking about? It's a good blind date, but you are unhappy because of your neighbor's matter? That doesn't make sense."
In his opinion, their family conditions were not as good as Chef Li's. Since Li Weiwei took the initiative to find someone to talk about blind dates, it meant that he was interested in Guan Hong, which was a very good situation. At least Li Weiwei would have to side with Guan Hong in the future.
But what nonsense is this guy saying?
"Guan Hong, please come to the blind date properly, don't..."
Guan Hong said solemnly: "I thought I could just find a man to live with, but I found that I couldn't. What I wanted more was not such a man. It turned out that what I wanted was passionate love. As soon as I saw him, I knew I couldn't convince myself."
Zhao Guihua: “???”
Why is this so unpleasant to hear? Li Weiwei: I am confused.
Aunt Guan Hong: It's over! Guan Hong looked at Zhao Guihua and said directly: "I know that you are a matchmaker just to make some kickbacks. Since you have to introduce me anyway, why don't you introduce me to the man outside! I think he is better. Anyway, it doesn't matter who you introduce, right?"
Zhao Guihua: “!!!”
What the hell?
What the hell are you talking about?
She felt that this was the first time she had encountered such a thing in her life. Although introducing a partner depends on one's own willingness, you can't change the person at the last minute in front of the man.
Besides, how could she tell that Su Jinlai was better? Zhao Guihua felt that she was really confused.
Besides, what do you mean by just wanting to earn a commission? She wasn't doing it for money at all.
She said, "No, how can you talk like that? How can you introduce someone to someone? How can you do that?"
Guan Hong: "Anyway, I don't agree."
She said nothing more and turned and walked out.
Li Weiwei: “Oh my god!”
He was really angry this time, not at Guan Hong, but he went out and shouted at Su Jinlai: "Su Jinlai. You are deliberately trying to mess up my marriage, right?"
Su Jinlai: “???”
In fact, he didn't know what was going on! Could it be that just by wearing a vest and showing off one's arms, one could win the favor of women? Isn't this too easy to seduce?
He hasn't done anything yet!
Well, I am very attractive!
Li Weiwei and Su Jinlai, one was furious, the other was overjoyed.
Zhao Guihua patted her head: The storm is coming again! (End of this chapter)
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